Depending on its concentration, amino acid arginine toothpaste may reduce active caries in children better than dentifrices containing sodium fluoride, according to the International Association for ...
Some “good” bacteria found in the mouth have an arginine deiminase system (ADS), which turns the arginine in our saliva into an alkaline compound that neutralises these acids, the paper found. That ...
Arginine, an amino acid that is already present in saliva, can turn reduce acidity and turn harmful bacteria into protective, ...